Lower East Side, Manhattan, from the series Old New York

Camilo José Vergara, Lower East Side, Manhattan, from the series Old New York, 1970, inkjet print, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the artist, 2015.55.2, © 1970, Camilo José Vergara
Camilo José Vergara, Lower East Side, Manhattan, from the series Old New York, 1970, inkjet print, image: 11 1⁄2 × 17 1⁄4 in. (29.2 × 44 cm) sheet: 15 3⁄4 × 19 3⁄4 in. (40.0 × 50.2 cm), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the artist, 2015.55.2, © 1970, Camilo José Vergara

Artwork Details

Title
Lower East Side, Manhattan, from the series Old New York
Artist
Date
1970
Location
Not on view
Dimensions
image: 11 1⁄2 × 17 1⁄4 in. (29.2 × 44 cm) sheet: 15 3⁄4 × 19 3⁄4 in. (40.0 × 50.2 cm)
Copyright
© 1970, Camilo José Vergara
Credit Line
Gift of the artist
Mediums Description
inkjet print
Classifications
Subjects
  • Figure group
  • Cityscape — New York — New York
  • Architecture Exterior — detail — door
  • Architecture Exterior — domestic — apartment
  • Architecture Exterior — detail — stairs
Object Number
2015.55.2
Linked Open Data
https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/2015.55.2

Works by this artist (4 items)

Anna K. Weaver, Cast thy Anchor in Heaven, n.d., albumen silver print of a photogram, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Charles H. Moore, 2010.53.2
Cast thy Anchor in Heaven
Artist
Daten.d.
albumen silver print of a photogram
Not on view
Anna K. Weaver, No Cross, No Crown, 1874, albumen silver print of a photogram, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase from the Charles Isaacs Collection made possible in part by the Luisita L. and Franz H. Denghausen Endowment, 1994.91.284
No Cross, No Crown
Artist
Date1874
albumen silver print of a photogram
Not on view
Anna K. Weaver, The Lord Will Provide, 1877, albumen print on paper, in vintage frame, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase through the Patricia Tobacco Forrester Endowment, 2022.29
The Lord Will Provide
Artist
Date1877
albumen print on paper, in vintage frame
Not on view
Anna K. Weaver, The Lord is Risen, 1877, albumen photogram print, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase through the Patricia Tobacco Forrester Endowment, 2023.14
The Lord is Risen
Artist
Date1877
albumen photogram print
Not on view

Exhibitions

Photograph of children playing in the water from a fire hydrant by Hiram Maristany
Down These Mean Streets: Community and Place in Urban Photography
May 11, 2017–August 5, 2017
Smithsonian American Art Museum
America’s urban streets have long inspired documentary photographers. After World War II, populations shifted from the city to the suburbs and newly built highways cut through thriving neighborhoods, leaving isolated pockets within major urban centers.

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